Department for Communities and Local Government

Public Lavatories: Disability

Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to increase the number of Changing Places toilet facilities in public places.

Gavin Barwell: Holding answer received on 22 February 2017



Government recognises the importance of Changing Places toilets and has worked with organisations such as MENCAP, PAMIS, and the British Toilet Association to support increased voluntary provision over recent years. Since 2007, when the Department for Communities and Local Government became involved with Changing Places toilets, the number of Changing Places in the UK has increased from around 140 to more than 925 today.For large building developments, guidance on Changing Places was introduced in to Part M (Access to and use of buildings) of the Building Regulations in England in 2013 which states that:"In large building developments separate facilities for baby changing and an enlarged unisex toilet incorporating an adult changing table are desirable. Facilities incorporating adult changing tables are more commonly known as Changing Places toilets and further guidance is available from the Changing Places Campaign website (www.changing-places.org) or by reference to guidance in section 12.7 and Annex G of BS8300"Government has also helped people find Changing Places toilet facilities more easily by funding development of a website providing information on the location and details of every registered Changing Place in the UK.

Home Office

Home Office: Internet

Justin Madders: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the five most visited websites were by staff of her Department in the last year for which figures are available.

Sarah Newton: The Home Office only retains website data for a period of six months. Analysis of data for the period 00:00 19 September 2016 to 00:00 18 March 2017 shows the top 5 sites by recorded Website hits are:lssiprod.service-now.comping.chartbeat.netplatform.twitter.comhorizon.fcos.gsi.gov.ukctldl.windowsupdate.com

Human Trafficking: Children

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the evaluation of the National Referral Mechanism will examine the effectiveness of that mechanism for children.

Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the evaluation of the National Referral Mechanism pilot will be completed; and if she will make a statement.

Sarah Newton: The National Referral Mechanism pilot has been testing a new model for identifying and referring victims, processing cases and making effective decisions. The pilot has been dealing with both child and adult potential cases of modern slavery and the evaluation will consider decision making and timeliness for both cohorts. The final stage of the evaluation is currently underway and it is anticipated that the findings will be ready for publication summer 2017.